Napalm's Billet Steel! The 2016 JKU Sport Build Thread and Picture Diary
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USMC Wrangler
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I know the feeling referencing the storms! We have a flood warning until 11pm tomorrow night in the whole county.
Also, completely understand about waiting on the 35's. The deal I got was too good to pass up. I do plan on 4.88's and a rear locker too. It's not nearly as bad as I thought it would be with the stock gears...so far. It's not ideal, but not terrible either.
Napalm
Caught the Bug
Yeah, I guess what I mean by all that is, I feel like I rushed the 35s with Onyx. While 35s are great, I finished everything up with stage 1 and then immediately jumped into 35s which weren't planned for awhile down the road. I never really sat back and enjoyed and wheeled Onyx after finishing that stage. So, after I get the winch and the Rubi wheels/tires, I'll have another chance at that. All of the wheeling that I do will be handled by this set up just fine, and eventually we will make the transition to stage two.
USMC Wrangler
New member
Makes perfect sense. [emoji106]
notnalc68
That dude from Mississippi
I get it, too. I'm impatient to do things to this JKU, but you also learn to make yourself be patient, and do important things, and in the proper order.
Kyle7R
New member
Looking good.
Napalm
Caught the Bug
Thanks Kyle!
Just rolled over 6k. I usually do my changes at 5k but haven't had the time to get to the dealer.
Kyle7R
New member
6k in what, 8 months? You're on pace to drive less than me!
dcbjk
Caught the Bug
That's crazy bo D-day already has bout 18k
gheller
New member
Hey Napalm, I really appreciate your time to build this thread. I had ordered a Black 2016 Willys JKU in early July. I was actually going back and forth between the black and silver. There was an issue with my order as it was late in the year (they stopped building orders for 2016 models apparently) and so today I sat down with my salesman again and we updated the order to a 2017. A few days ago I was directed to your thread when I asked for advice on a leveling kit. Seeing your JK in Billet silver and your description of it made me decide to switch over to the Silver color. I like how the black trims play off the silver. They also had an LED light option available now (includes projector LED headlights and fog lights) and went with that too.
Needless to say, I'll be ordering the EVO leveling kit and having that done as soon as possible. Looks great on your rig, thanks again for all your info.
Needless to say, I'll be ordering the EVO leveling kit and having that done as soon as possible. Looks great on your rig, thanks again for all your info.
Napalm
Caught the Bug
Only if I'm lucky. We can only strive to be as awesome as you!
Wow! That just means you are using it
Wow! Thank you for all the kind words! I'm glad that I could help with your color choice. I can assure you that you'll love it
You'll also love the EVO level. It's a very simplistic kit that gets the job done and improves the ride quality(in my opinion) leaps and bounds. Can't wait to see your new rig!
Napalm
Caught the Bug
Spent the day picking up some new wheels and tires for Steel
Found a steal on some very much used 2014 Rubi wheels with almost done BFGs. They might have 5k left on them or so, so I figured what the heck. $200 bucks for Rubi wheels and tires with TPMS and to top it off, a brand new spare! They even came with a Level 8 deflator.
Since these tires are pretty much at the end of their life, I knew I'd need tires soon. So for $350 I found a set of 4 BFGs with 10k miles on them and brought them home as well.
Now, my only concern is that I noticed that two tires have uneven wear on the tread. Some of the knobs are taller and some are shorter. I assume that these were ran in the front and that maybe the alignment was off causing uneven wear. I plan to run one of these strangly worn tires in the rear and the other as a spare. Do any of you think these will cause an issue being in the rear?
Found a steal on some very much used 2014 Rubi wheels with almost done BFGs. They might have 5k left on them or so, so I figured what the heck. $200 bucks for Rubi wheels and tires with TPMS and to top it off, a brand new spare! They even came with a Level 8 deflator.
Since these tires are pretty much at the end of their life, I knew I'd need tires soon. So for $350 I found a set of 4 BFGs with 10k miles on them and brought them home as well.
Now, my only concern is that I noticed that two tires have uneven wear on the tread. Some of the knobs are taller and some are shorter. I assume that these were ran in the front and that maybe the alignment was off causing uneven wear. I plan to run one of these strangly worn tires in the rear and the other as a spare. Do any of you think these will cause an issue being in the rear?
AllAmericanInfidel
Caught the Bug
Spent the day picking up some new wheels and tires for Steel
Found a steal on some very much used 2014 Rubi wheels with almost done BFGs. They might have 5k left on them or so, so I figured what the heck. $200 bucks for Rubi wheels and tires with TPMS and to top it off, a brand new spare! They even came with a Level 8 deflator.
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Since these tires are pretty much at the end of their life, I knew I'd need tires soon. So for $350 I found a set of 4 BFGs with 10k miles on them and brought them home as well.
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Now, my only concern is that I noticed that two tires have uneven wear on the tread. Some of the knobs are taller and some are shorter. I assume that these were ran in the front and that maybe the alignment was off causing uneven wear. I plan to run one of these strangly worn tires in the rear and the other as a spare. Do any of you think these will cause an issue being in the rear?
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Great deal! I would say even of you buy new tires of the same size, your still ahead with $200 Rubi wheels! Gonna look great!
DWiggles
Caught the Bug
The are "feathered" I'm not sure if that will cause any vibration issues, but they will make noise at the least.
GraniteCrystal
New member
That's exactly how the tires on my Rubi looked when I bought it. First owner never rotated them. The thing was super loud and felt like I was in a massage chair. I sold them on CL and put on 4 new KO2s and it was night and day difference.
Napalm
Caught the Bug
I'm okay with the noise.. After all, they are knobby mud tires
I'm hoping that since I only have one in the rear that's this way I won't experience this as bad. The other one I'll use as a spare for emergency situations.
